Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.

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Much as I agree with the need to eradicate the red imported fire ant or RIFA (Solenopsis invicta), there is no need to misreport or sensationalise. The baby that died in the day care centre in America ...

Photo: EPA-EFE “I got really badly bitten by, I don’t know what, like ants, mosquitoes, something. I’m allergic, I guess,” she added. The bites “flared up and swelled up really a lot. Someone was ...

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While not common, bug bites can occasionally cause bruising. This tends to happen with flying insects or those that bury themselves deep in your skin. Bug bites are a fact of life, especially if ...

It’s not just humans who have trouble making amends—Earth’s 20 quadrillion ants aren’t quick to forgive, either. Ants primarily rely on their fine-tuned olfactory sense to differentiate ...

Previous studies have already shown that ants behave aggressively towards their nearest neighbours in particular. They are especially likely to open their mandibles and bite, or spray acid and ...

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